• hovercat@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    10 days ago

    I’m curious as to what makes it so nice? My gut reaction is to say “It’s literally a rod of metal with some checkering”, but I’ve been in enough hobbies to know that there are some very fine details that make a world of difference.

    • The Giant Korean@lemmy.world
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      10 days ago

      It’s springy but also very very tough. Weightlifting bars are designed to be dropped from overhead with weight (bumper plates) on them, and Eleikos are rigorously tested. Also, the collars (the things on the ends) that the plates go onto rotate very smoothly.

      They use these barbells in the Olympics and other high level weightlifting competitions.